for dear life

Meaning

1. as hard or as fast as possible

   She was holding on to the rope for dear life.

In the movies · 8

• ...other than holding on for dear life.The Dark Knight2008
• Every single one of you is holding on for dear life to Miles Bron's golden titties.Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022
• And when you do, how to hold onto it for dear life.Wild2014
• The little boy's sitting on the bed holding onto his PlayStation for dear life.Gone Baby Gone2007
• Jennifer, my dear, in life there are winners and there are losers.Daddy Day Care2003
• grab on to that railing, hold on for dear life, and try not to pass out from the G's, okay?The Adam Project2022
• My dear, life rarely gives us what we want at the moment we consider appropriate.A Passage to India1984
• I'm having the time of my life, dear.The Great Muppet Caper1981

Learn it in full scenes

• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022
  • The Puzzle Box Invitation
  • Miles Welcomes the Group to His Island
  • Miles's Disruption Dinner Speech
• A Passage to India1984
  • Aziz Meets Mrs Moore in the Mosque
  • The Bridge Party at the Club
  • Aziz Invites Them to the Marabar Caves

From the same entry

• be life
• bring to life
• come to life
• for the life of you
• frighten the life out of
• full of beans
• get a life
• lay down your life
• lead the life of Riley
• life after death
• the life and soul of the party
• life is cheap